Iperilism-The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition
or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.
The French in West Africa.
The red is French
France had an intrest in the region boardering the Meiterranean sea.
France lost most of its original overseas empire in the Seven Years war
and the Napaleonic wars and suffered a mojor set back in its defeat in
the Franco-Prussian war. Thus French Imperialism was an effort to regain
lost power.
Iperilism-The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition
or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.
The French in West Africa.
The red is French
France had an intrest in the region boardering the Meiterranean sea.
France lost most of its original overseas empire in the Seven Years war
and the Napaleonic wars and suffered a mojor set back in its defeat in
the Franco-Prussian war. Thus French Imperialism was an effort to regain
lost power.